Question

A typical airplane flies at an altitude of 38,000 feet. Part A: Write an integer to represent an airplane's altitude.

Answer 1

+ 38,000

Explanation:

Given that:

Altitude of airplane = 38,000

The altitude of an object such as airplane in this scenario refers to the height of the airplane above sea level. The sea level is represented as a zero point (mid level) such that distance below are negative and those above are positive.

Hence, at an altitude of 38000 feets, altitude of airplane can be represented as +38,000 feets.